Chapter 129 New Year's Eve (Seeking Monthly Ticket)
Little Qingyu put on her beard and rode on the handsome pony. Under the guidance of Shuqi and surrounded by all the friends of the clan, she walked up and down the village road twice with great air and dignity.
appearance.
This evening, she was the most beautiful cub in the whole family.
"Little Qingyu, little Qingyu, can you give me a ride?" Da Ya, who played with Xiao Qingyu every day, couldn't help but yelled hotly after chasing after the little pony's butt several times.
Xiao Qingyu turned her head and looked at the string of followers behind her, pretending to be thoughtful and said: "Well, then you all line up and listen to my orders!"
"Okay, okay! Let's line up!"
"I'm going to line up here, you go to the back."
"Go away, I want the second one."
When a group of children heard that they could also ride horses, they immediately became a mess, noisy and crowded around.
Little Qingyu sat on the pony and shouted loudly: "Don't crowd! You have to line up properly! Listen to me, little lady, line up in front! Don't crowd! Don't ride a horse if it's too crowded!"
Shuqi had a look of despair on his face. He was sent by his husband to play horseback riding with Xiao Qingyu, and he had to be alert at all times to protect him.
Now there's not just little Qingyu, but a whole bunch of them! It's like hundreds of ducks are squawking in their ears, and their heads are about to explode.
Lin Qingyu, who has a foal, has taken the new and dislike the old to the extreme. Now her eyes are full of foals instead of little elephants!
Although the baby elephant looks cute and weird, if it doesn't let her ride it, how can it compare to a docile and cute little pony?
Here, Yun Shang is studying chess while watching Xiao Qingyu play horseback riding with a group of clan children. In the yard over there, Xiao Chong is looking at the spinning wheel in Lin Wanwan's warehouse, and is trying to persuade Lin Wanwan to make the spinning wheel technology public.
Lin Wanwan only gave him a "haha" reply. Is this guy addicted to picking his own wool? Even if the first one drives the rich, the latter will get rich later, then the Hou Tao and Lin family must get rich first!
However, she is not a completely self-conscious person. She is still willing to share cotton seeds, as long as Xiao Chong can give him enough gold - no copper coins, not cloth, just gold.
The two came to the study from the warehouse. Lin Wanwan said: "Cousin, if you are willing, it is not impossible for us to set up a cotton chamber of commerce together. Whether you want to do it in the name of the county government or the Xiao family, or
Simply do it in your own name. As for our Lin family, the whole family will participate.
You see, my idea is this. You send people to persuade the farmers who grow mulberry and hemp near your farm to get at least one or two thousand acres of land, turn them into a large piece of land, and then switch them all to cotton.
Land cultivation must be carried out in an intensive way. This aspect needs to be managed and taught by someone appointed by the Chamber of Commerce. All harvested cotton will be eaten by the Chamber of Commerce, so that the risk of farmers changing crops is completely gone.
After we obtain a large amount of cotton, we can weave it into cotton cloth or stretch it into cotton quilts, and sell them to major towns in the Tang Dynasty as high-end luxury products.
Of course, your cousin will be mainly responsible for the sales of this terminal. I, my little sister, will take care of the previous matters, okay?"
Xiao Chong smiled bitterly and said: "My cousin has a great idea, but the future is difficult and dangerous. Do you know what is the most difficult part?"
Lin Wanwan was confused: "What?"
"land."
Lin Wanwan looked at Xiao Chong without saying anything, waiting for him to continue explaining.
"The land in everyone's hands was snatched from the landowners of the Sui Dynasty by the imperial court with great pains. Now you are saying that you want unified management and unified planting. Will they obediently hand over the land?
That’s ridiculous! To get land is to take the lives of farmers, and they will definitely fight to the death.
Do you know why the implementation of the new grain varieties I got from you is so slow? It is actually too difficult to change, and it is especially difficult to change the farmers' obsession with the land.
Planting hemp can ensure that they pay the annual taxes, but if they change to cotton, they will need to sell the cotton first and then buy hemp and cloth to pay the full amount, which is equivalent to changing the self-sufficiency of the farmers.
survival mode.
Farmers may not understand it, nor may they be willing to accept it.
Looking at the rare things like Gaochang cotton, very few people in Luan County know about it. It is too difficult to convince them to accept it."
Lin Wanwan touched her chin and said: "That shouldn't be the case. They are originally going to grow hemp. Wouldn't it be better if we asked them to switch to more valuable cotton? The income can be increased, even if they need to go to the market to buy silk and hemp.
, that’s still a sure profit without losing anything.”
Xiao Chong said with a smile: "My cousin has read a lot of books with Master Ling since she was a child, and has learned from hundreds of schools of thought. Her ideas are natural and unrestrained. However, most of the peasants in the world are illiterate, sitting in a well and looking at the sky, and it is difficult to educate them."
Then his voice changed and he added: "But this matter is not completely impossible. Just don't take too big a step."
The two discussed it for a long time, until the sky completely darkened and the "pop" sound of the firecrackers was set off, they finally ended the topic.
After walking out of the study room, Xiao Qingyu had already returned to the lobby, guarding the table full of twice-heated dishes, waiting eagerly.
"Mother, I'm hungry." Xiao Qingyu touched her belly resentfully and glanced at Lin Wanwan and Xiao Chong.
So Xiao Qingyu hated her long-legged cousin. Even if he gave her a pony today, she wouldn't be happy. Every time he came over, her mother would only talk to him and ignore her.
Lin Wanwan looked into the yard and saw that it was already so late. She suddenly felt hungry: "Oh, my little baby must be starving. Let's start dinner soon. Huanong, serve!"
The New Year's Eve dinner is naturally an extremely sumptuous meal, including venison, beef, mutton, seafood, fish, two pheasants, a fresh roe deer meat brought by Xiao Chong, and other delicacies, coupled with Lin Wanwan's food bought from modern times.
The champagne is definitely a gluttonous feast.
What Xiao Chong likes most is the food and wine at Lin Wanwan's house, which is one of the reasons why he comes to see Lin Wanwan on New Year's Eve. The dishes prepared by the cook at Lin Wanwan's house have a taste that is difficult to taste in the entire Tang Dynasty. It is really unforgettable.
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While the two were still drinking, the courtyard was already bustling with activity.
On New Year's Eve, fires are lit at the door of every house, and the carnival ceremony to drive away the Nuo has begun.
Starlight paved the road and flames filled the air. Everyone wore masks of various colors, played and played, sang and danced, and danced to drive away the Nian beast.
Little Qingyu, who had been stuffed for a long time, had already thrown several firecrackers into the fire in the center of the yard. This year, there were ten little male servants and a little maid playing with firecrackers around little Qingyu. It was so happy.
These firecrackers are not firecrackers with gunpowder added in later generations, but real bamboos that are thrown into the fire and burned to make a popping sound, hence the name "firecrackers".
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